Electron Flow In Organic Chemistry 1st Edition

by Paul H. Scudder (Author)

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With the goal of helping students develop a good intuition for organic chemistry, it approaches the material from a mechanistic viewpoint. Presents twenty electron flow pathways as the building blocks of all the common mechanistic processes. Thus, students deal with a smaller number of reactant classes instead of studying each reaction as a separate case. Uses physical models such as energy surfaces to aid the decision-making process; includes a unique chapter that teaches students how to make a multivariable decision; and contains advanced explanations using interaction diagrams and molecular orbital theory.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ John Wiley &Sons; 1st edition (February 6, 1992)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 388 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0471613819
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0471613817
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.48 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.88 x 10 inches

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M. Ferretti

Great Book! (and tiny, too)

Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2007

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This book manages to fit almost the whole of O-Chem between it's shiny covers. It is the perfect O-Chem handbook/reference guide. A novice may need an additional supplementary text, but otherwise this book is a goldmine.

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Among the Very Best Organic Chemistry Textbooks

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2012

I have a B.S. in microbiology and a Ph.D. in biochemistry. While I studied organic chemistry throughout my college and graduate school days, my primary focus was not on organic chemistry. Many years after earning my Ph.D., I started a job that required me to use quite a bit of organic chemistry; therefore, I needed to review the subject quickly, yet thoroughly. I asked around, and this book was repeatedly recommended. After having read it, all I can say is "I wish I had this book when I was in college!"

Paul Scudder's book "Electron Flow in Organic Chemistry" is without question among the ***very best*** organic chemistry textbooks ever written. From what I recall of my undergraduate days, it would have been accessible to me then (had I known about it). It certainly is accessible at the graduate level. It makes an excellent review text for someone like me who needs to brush up on the fundamentals of organic chemistry in a hurry.

I would recommend this book without hesitation to anyone interested in learning organic chemistry, with the caveat that the person needs a basic science foundation and a basic chemistry foundation to understand some of the advanced concepts in the book. For a person with such a foundation, I have no reservation at all in recommending this book.

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noodlesmoody

Dr. Paul H. Scudder is the reason I'm a chemist.

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2012

This text is beautiful. Dr. Scudder teaches a logical approach to organic reaction mechanisms with clarity and precision unrivaled in modern chemistry education. His analytical approach to problem solving was the catalyst that converted me from languages major dabbling in the sciences to chemistry student without even looking back. Now, I'm in chemistry graduate school and it is clear to me that I have been very well instructed compared to the vast majority of my peers. I am so excited for the next edition! I've had a sneak peek, and it is truly a work of art.

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Chris Blanton

Excellent, Different Approach to Learning the Logic of Organic Reaction

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2009

Often, students view organic chemistry as a vast ocean of facts to be memorized-the reagent with that substrate produces this product, but not that one. However, "learning" organic chemistry in that manner is highly ineffective. There are an infinite number of possibilities. Alas, there is only a finite amount of time.

Scudder's Electron Flow in Organic Chemistry reduces the chemistry down to its components. By comparing electron sources to electron sinks, one can see the smaller number of possible mechanisms a reaction may take place. By knowing these concepts, one can predict and explain the multitude of possibilities.

More advanced topics, particularly molecular orbital theory, is briefly and optional covered very well. Also, there are many problems with explanations of the solutions.

I have no major gripes with the book. The typesetting of the schemes could be more modern, more natural. Other than that, excellent book which should be part of every students personal library.

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Stephanie

A Terrific Organic Text and Reference

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 1999

Dr. Paul Scudder was my undergraduate organic chemistry teacher at New College of USF in Sarasota, FL. His book continues to sit on my shelf even now, as I am working on my Ph.D. in synthetic medicinal chemistry. We used it along with Dr. Seyhan Ege's undergraduate Organic Chemistry text, which is a traditional "white-pages" type of organic text. His class was the best class I took in my entire four years of college, and I cannot recommend his book highly enough to anyone who truly wishes to gain a fundamental understanding of organic chemistry principles. It was a tremendous help to me both in college, as well as in grad school while preparing for my qualifiers. The book is written at a level that is accessible to college underclassmen, but it is also useful for upper level undergraduate and graduate students who would like to review important organic chemistry concepts or see the concepts presented in a new, easy to assimilate, way. His 3-D reaction coordinate graphs, pathway decision cubes, and pathway classification schemes are some of the strongest points of the book. He also presents some advanced theories such as HOMO-LUMO and HSAB theories that are often not really taught to undergraduates, and these are extremely well-done and easy to follow. Dr. Scudder has great passion for his subject, and that is apparent in his book.
The few minor and petty problems with the book that I can think of are that he assumes that the reader has some previous organic background knowledge, the writing is sometimes choppy and jumps around, and the graphics are not state-of-the-art, as he did them himself. Chapter 2, on thermodynamics and kinetics, is especially difficult to follow for someone who has no knowledge about these subjects.

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Manfred

"Electron Flow in Organic Chemistry" (Scudder)- excellent for understanding rxn mechanisms. It has helped me. Don Brink Ph.D.

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2008

"Electron Flow in Organic Chemistry" (Scudder)- excellent for explaining reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry. It has helped me. This is the best book on this subject that I have used. Don Brink Ph.D.

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Dana Beyer

indispensable tool for organic chemistry students-all levels

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 1999

A superb, well-organized classification of organic chemistry for practitioners at all levels. Clear, concise, with a large number of charts and graphs, some of which are indispensable. A handbook which boils down most of what you need to know to understand a wide spectrum of organic reaction mechanisms. Reminds me of the Washington University medical manual series, which filtered all the medical knowledge of each subspecialty essential for daily use into a single pocket handbook.

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